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REVEALED: The world class striker Chelsea missed out on
CHELSEA had a mega money deal for Spain legend Raul rejected at the start of the Roman Abramovich era.
The 37-year-old has just penned a deal with American side New York Cosmos.
But in 2004, a decade into his 16-year stint with Real Madrid, his agent Gines Carvajal approached him about an offer from west London.
And Madrid's all-time top scorer could have earned nearly £10m-a-year according to Carvjal.
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Chelsea offered a lot of money. We were talking about the time in which the best players of Real Madrid charge about €6m. Raul could have asked twice with no problems
According to reports in Spain he said: "I called Raul and said that Chelsea had made a very good proposal.
"He would not let me continue. He flatly refused. I insisted, but it was impossible. He told me not to tell anything.
"It was the only time Raul came close to leaving Madrid.
"Chelsea offered a lot of money. We were talking about the time in which the best players of Real Madrid charge about €6m. Raul could have asked twice with no problems."